They don't say how long the sale lasts. Sometimes they do, but this time, they don't.
It's interesting to me that many of the DVDs they now offer were regular releases via Warner Home Video that went out of print. They are now being offered "on demand" via the Archive. It's a great way to keep bootleg prices from soaring and also keep fans of old movies happy that they can still buy these gems!
I'm also hoping for more Blu-ray titles. I imagine they will do it. From everything I can tell, the few BDs they have put out already are selling well. So why not?
I've also noticed another interesting trend. With titles they think are going to sell fairly well, say, even 1,000 copies, they will go ahead and make a glass master and "replicate" the DVDs, just like they would for a major title. They aren't "duplicated" one at a time (on demand). That probably saves them a bit of money per unit, as long as they sell all 1,000 (or however big the run is, but they usually don't replicate less that 1,000 or maybe 500) because it isn't cost effective. Replication from a glass master is more reliable than duplication, however.
Still, I have never had any problems with my duplicated (DVD-R) discs from Warner Archive. They all play just as well as any other disc I own.
Oh, and I got a little devilish laugh out of buying "Shirley Valentine" for nine dollars. That DVD went out of print in the U.S. (via Paramount) years ago, and it was selling for $70-150 on eBay! A friend of mine was gloating that she got it for just under $70.
I got it for $9, because it's now available on Warner Archive!
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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